tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post1512322568101487069..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Two Days From Now - It's Your ChoiceClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-33052048093747878492013-09-10T09:07:59.620-04:002013-09-10T09:07:59.620-04:00Two things - 1) S&F is not what this neighborh...Two things - 1) S&F is not what this neighborhood needs. It needs more wide spread vigilance, willingness to report shady things that are seen, and not be afraid of taking control of their own streets. 2) Statistics are interesting creatures. The reality is that the changing composition of the neighborhood also may play a role - there is a long history of gentrifiers being more willing to reach out to police and report crimes before folks who have been living in an area longer and have become more complacent. I do not deny that there is crime in the area - I've been living here for many many years and have seen many iterations of "how we are doing". That said - I do not necessarily believe that crime is rampantly higher than before so much as I believe that reporting crime is much higher than it was before.Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11411989761047206803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-3880367365740305702013-09-09T12:06:55.778-04:002013-09-09T12:06:55.778-04:00For those in denial there has been an increase in ...For those in denial there has been an increase in violent crime there is also this to note from the article: "The 71st precinct, which serves the District, reported a 7.5 percent uptick in violent crime according to the NYPD's CompStat numbers from a year ago. That includes six murders through Aug. 25, as opposed to just two at that time last year. There were also increases in felonious assaults (22 percent) and rape (40 percent)."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-42391440822481990732013-09-08T23:21:46.369-04:002013-09-08T23:21:46.369-04:00Normally I would have not published that last comm...Normally I would have not published that last comment, because someone keeps wanting to turn the conversation back to S&F. But I'll bet there are plenty of people who look at the rise in crime in the 71st and wonder if it's related to S&F, or SQ&F as some prefer. And yes, the rise if very real, just look at the stats. We're one of the only precincts seeing a big spike.<br /><br />If there were any remote validity to the idea that the Council's action on SQ&F has had an effect, particularly so quickly, one would see rising crime throughout the City. There is no such rise (if you believe Compstat, which at least for the most serious offenses is very hard to fake). There is actually a pretty wopping drop in violent crime this year, this month, the past two years etc. So please, let's drop the SQ&F question as it relates to Lefferts right now. We've got a situation here that must be resolved...let's figure it out, not use it to endorse unnecessary and unconstitutional harassment of law abiding neighbors who just happen to be black.<br /><br />And you know what? I know which ones are the bad guys. Anyone who's lived here for awhile can tell with pretty good certainty which guys to keep an eye on. The 71st says they're on it and that they know too. The D.A. says they're on it. They just made a ton of arrests over by Ray's and all over the 'hood. Investigations are ongoing. But something else is going on, not a bad run of luck, and it needs answers, a response and a longterm plan. Not kneejerk answers or finger-pointing.Clarkson FlatBedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-75198472301408398152013-09-08T19:22:13.180-04:002013-09-08T19:22:13.180-04:00I wonder how the candidates feel about stop and fr...I wonder how the candidates feel about stop and frisk now; since we have had a shooting in PLG almost on a daily occurrence this summer!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-36758544624572426742013-09-08T14:00:04.473-04:002013-09-08T14:00:04.473-04:00It certainly appears that we have a potential phot...It certainly appears that we have a potential photo finish on our hands. It really will come down to a few people deciding to get off their butt and get to polls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-79543933460986947632013-09-08T11:16:26.208-04:002013-09-08T11:16:26.208-04:00I love the part where Eugene's guy just trails...I love the part where Eugene's guy just trails off Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com